Research by Leergeld Nederland shows that not all schools comply with the new law NRC Today. At about 15 percent of the foundations that Leergeld Nederland has made inquiries, it appears that children are even excluded from activities if the parental contribution has not been paid.
Tutoring, outings and bilingual education
This not only concerns fun outings, but also, for example, tutoring, extra homework guidance or bilingual education for which no compulsory parental contribution may be asked. Nationally, the average parental contribution in 2019 was about 57 euros, but in some schools amounts above 600 euros are no exception.
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‘Opportunistic thinking’
Paul Zoontjens, emeritus professor of education law, tells NRC that he is ‘not surprised’ that some schools continue to ask for a compulsory contribution against the rules.
“I’ve never had a school administrator look into the law,” he says. Schools could also think ‘opportunistically’ by pretending not to know about the amendment of the law, NRC writes.
Control inspection
The Education Inspectorate says it is ‘actively checking’ whether schools are complying with the new law. Anyone who breaks the rules risks ‘a suspension of government funding’.
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